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Royal LePage Saskatoon’s ‘Garage Sale for Shelter’ a pleasing success

Last week, I asked you for a product donation to Royal LePage’s National Garage Sale for Shelter. Many of you came through and we ended up with piles of great stuff to resell on Saturday at the local Royal LePage office . Thank you! The wind presented the odd challenge, and the odd bit of [...]

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Lots in Kensington, Saskatoon’s newest residential neighbourhood available this fall

As lot sales in Saskatoon’s Hampton Village wrap up, the city of Saskatoon is pushing forward plans to get its newest neighbourhood, Kensington, underway ahead of schedule. We’re told that we can expect to see an initial residential lot draw in the fall, with construction beginning soon after. Bounded by Highway 14 on the south, [...]

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Saskatoon’s economy expected to lead nation for growth in 2012

Saskatoon will lead the nation in GDP growth in 2012, according to a new report by the Conference Board of Canada. The local economy is expected to expand by 3.6 percent, down from an impressive 4.8 percent in 2011. More here.

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Montgomery apartment complex project can proceed as planned

About 150 Montgomery area residents showed up at Monday’s city council meeting for one final kick at the cat, an attempt to stop North Ridge Developments from building multi-family dwellings on a 29-acre parcel of land that they own on 11th Street West. That effort failed. Citing concerns for safety and uncertainty about the impact [...]

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Saskatoon gets slammed by nasty snow storm

There are a few things that one can count on. Death, taxes, and the occasional nasty snow storm if you live in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon is snowed under today. I moved 12 to 18 inches of it off of my driveway this morning and the weather forecast says we can expect it to continue for most [...]

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Local residents aim to save historic Third Avenue United Church

A small group of volunteers have come together to promote alternate uses for the Third Avenue United Church out of concern that the historic building could eventually be sold and destroyed to make way for new development, according to a story in today’s Star Phoenix. If approved by the church, the non-profit organization will promote [...]

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Bethany Manor in Saskatoon’s City Park demolished to make way for condo development

The site of the 100 year old Bethany Manor has been cleared of the old building and will soon be home to a new City Park condominium project. The home was destroyed last weekend to make way for the new development. Local developer, Tim Ryan had offered to give the house to anyone who was prepared [...]

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Sense of community and friendly neighbours define College Park East: Resident

Here’s a link to an article that’s part of a series that appears in Bridges in which Charles Hamilton gets a feel for a Saskatoon neighbourhood from a resident of the area. This one is about the College Park East area of Saskatoon. Long time College Park East resident, Eric Olauson tells Charles, “I love the sense of community [...]

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Saskatchewan to lead nation for economic growth in 2012: BMO

Saskatchewan is poised for a long period of economic prosperity and the mood in the province is exceptional ~ Mike Darling, V.P of BMO’s Saskatchewan Region. Read more here.

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Average Saskatoon home prices by area for 2011

Here’s a bit of an overview of current home prices for each Saskatoon neighbourhood during 2011. They’re sorted from the lowest price, to the highest price using the numbers in the “all residential” column. Home owners may want to click into their neighbourhood page for more specific information on what real estate activity occurred in [...]

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Green space and park amenities are the leading ‘likes’ for Briarwood resident

Here’s a link to an article that’s part of a series that appears in Bridges in which Charles Hamilton gets a feel for a Saskatoon neighbourhood from a resident of the area. This one is about the Briarwood area of Saskatoon. Briarwood resident, Dave Wilton tells Charles, “There is lots of green space, lots of biking and walking [...]

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